Originally posted by Russian Blue
.....and the rest of us east coasters just sit here and freeze.
I just emailed this to some east coast friends of ours that were also complaining about the cold out there. Us "Midwesterners" can handle it - no problem The bartender might want to take note of the -100 line.

Official Wisconsin temperature conversion chart
60 above - New Jerseyites try to turn on the heat. People in Wisconsin plant gardens.
50 above - Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in Wisconsin sunbathe.
40 above - Italian and English cars won't start. People in Wisconsin drive with the windows down.
32 above - Distilled water freezes. Lake Winnebago water gets thicker.
20 above - Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves and woolly hats. People in Wisconsin throw on a flannel shirt.
15 above - Philadelphia landlords finally turn up the heat. People in Wisconsin have the last cookout before it gets too cold.
Zero - People in Miami start to expire. Wisconsinites lick the flagpole.
20 below - Iowans fly away to Mexico. People in Wisconsin get out their winter coats.
40 below - Hollywood disintegrates. Wisconsin Girl Scouts are selling cookies door to door.
60 below - Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic. Wisconsin Boy Scouts postpone "winter survival" classes until it gets cold enough.
80 below - Mount St. Helens freezes. People in Wisconsin rent some videos.
100 below - Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Wisconsinites get frustrated because they can't thaw the keg.
297 below - Microbial life no longer survives in dairy products. Cows in Wisconsin complain about farmers with cold hands.
460 below - All atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin Scale). People in Wisconsin start saying, "Cold nuff for ya?"
500 below - Hell freezes over. The Minnesota Vikings win the Super Bowl.